Scout Cavalry

The Normans were one of the most successful and long-lived political and military cultures ever founded by the Vikings. Through military prowess and political manoeuvring in the ninth century, the Danish war leader Hrolf managed to secure a roughly autonomous region for his raiding army within the Frankish kingdom. Later going by the Frankish name Rollo, the Dane was given the status of Duke, a position carried down his bloodline that ruled Normandy and subsequently conquered Norman lands. Their legendary expansionist successes were the result of a unique military structure within their fiefdoms, organised around a new type of warrior elite – the feudal knights. Supported by infantry, heavily armoured mounted lords would form fearsome cavalry blocks of around thirty men charging knee-to-knee, a psychologically imposing sight that often caused battle lines to break at their mere advance.

Using their system of infantry-supported knights, the Normans were incredibly effective in battle. The need for reconnoitrers, primed for quick movement over combat readiness, meant that they sometimes made use of scout horsemen. Light cavalry were ideal for the role, usually consisting of lightly armed and armoured horsemen wielding lances or skirmish weapons, since they were not equipped for close-quarters combat. In many cases, the scout horsemen would be the first and last thing their defeated opponents would encounter – initially, before the battle starts when the scout is surveying them, then later, when the fast-moving cavalry are dispatched to finish off routing enemies.

Unit Name Scout Cavalry

Main Unit Key nor_scout_cavalry

Land Unit Key nor_scout_cavalry

Naval Unit Key vik_skeid

Soldiers 60

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 400

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Skill 25

Melee Damage 28

├ Melee Weapon vik_spear_cav_levy

├ Melee Base Damage 20

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 10

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 31

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield vik_medium

└ Shield 30

Armour 7

├ Armour vik_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence 7

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity vik_inf_light

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount vik_horse_spear_light

├ Mount Entity vik_horse_light

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 26

Abilities

• Wedge
  "Let's break their line!"

Attributes

• [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia	Normaunds

Faction Pool

Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	norman	Normaunds	1	0.15	1	2